Counselor's Connection
Jollyville Elementary - October Newsletter
National Bullying Prevention Month
Red Ribbon Week - October 26th - October 30th
Guidance Lessons for the Month
1st: Students will be working on how to be a good friend at school, at home, and other places they visit. Students will draw pictures of themselves being a good friend and we will add these drawings to a poster that supports bullying prevention in the hallway. For the second lesson, we will be focusing on how to express our feelings in an appropriate way.
2nd: Students will be reviewing what it means to be a good friend and the true meaning of bulling. Students will learn how to handle bullying when it occurs and how to help others being bullied in a safe way.
3rd-5th: For our upper grades, we will be focusing on how to express our feelings through words and how to use an "I feel" message properly. During this lesson, we will also complete a quick team building exercise to build classroom relationships. Our lesson will focus on how to be a good friend, what bullying really means, and how to deal with bullying.